Community Compost Collection

4459 South Marshfield Avenue,Chicago IL 60609

15 April, 2023

Description

Help us celebrate Earth Day a little early with a food scrap drop-off, compost give-away and plant swap! Residents can drop off kitchen waste to be composted and pick up a bucket of finished compost. Please BYOB (bring your own bucket). Finished compost is first come, first served. At the event you can sign up for a chance to win a grow bag or bed, purchase locally-grown and made products, visit Plant Chicago’s indoor and outdoor gardens, learn more about how to compost, and see a worm bin in action. As part of the plant swap, there will be tree saplings courtesy of The Morton Arboretum's Chicago Region Trees Initiative The Urban Canopy will haul all the food scraps we collect to a commercial composter. Accepted Materials: all plant matter (leaves, stems, cores, old produce), seeds/pits, husks/shells, peels, bread & baked goods, coffee & paper coffee filters, tea & paper tea bags (without staples), dairy solids, meats, bones leftover from cooking, eggs & egg shells, and cooked/frozen food. Not Accepted Materials: No liquid dairy, oils, pet waste, rubber bands, twist ties, or produce stickers! No yard waste will be accepted at this years’ event. In Chicago please call 311 for yard waste removal. Location: Plant Chicago 4459 S Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.